This is both my personal learning project and my contribution in the struggle to confront the ongoing Republican/ libertarian assault on rational science and constructive learning, as manifested in their malicious strategic Attacks on Science ~ A collection of articles, scientific resources, plus my own essays and indepth critique of various presentations from unidirectional-skeptics ~ Hopefully a resource for the busy, yet discerning, student who's concerned about the health of our Earth

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Petition US agencies to release Trump files, now.

Why this petition doesn't have millions of signatures I'll never understanding. We spend billions of dollars on every National Security concern, contrived or real. But now when it comes to giving our government to a salesman promoter with untold business entanglements with enemy foreign nationals who themselves are entangled in enemy government affairs and so few are concerned about learning the scope of Donald Trump's obligations? It's unbelievable, but then no more so than our last election cycle. Can you help? Can you spread the news? Can you become engaged. These Alt-Rights are chomping at the bit to demolish all we've achieved this past half century and more, unless millions of previously sideliner patriots get involved, get informed, engage ! We The People it's our move.

Campaign Action

Sign the petition: Tell U.S. agencies to free the data to increase transparency before Trump takes over.

Under the Obama administration we've seen increased transparency and better technology to make government data accessible to the public. In light of the Trump presidency, we implore you to release as much data as you can before the administration changes and the public losses insight into valuable government data on climate science, police brutality, research and many other areas.

Obama's administration has prided itself on increasing transparency and using technology to open up government.

We need all federal agencies to release as much of the data and information to the public as possible before Trump puts climate deniers in charge of the EPA, who could erase troves of research on climate science.

In January, Trump and his minions will run federal agencies. This is bad news for everyone who believes in a transparent government.

Trump has proven he wants control and secrecy--he's turned the press corp away, hidden his taxes, and asked for top-secret clearance for his family.

Now, he's going to be in control of enormous amounts of government data that he and his cronies shouldn't be trusted with.

There is countless critical data located in government records. The EPA, DOJ, HUD, FHA, BOP, as well as dozens of other federal agencies, are home to some of the most important information in existence. Once Trump gets into office, what’s to stop his people from destroying important data? Or destroying records about police brutality in cities where there are ongoing DOJ investigations?

We stand to lose a lot of our access to information. Without transparency there can be no accountability. Please tell federal agencies to publicly release the data while they still can. We will continue to increase pressure in the coming weeks at each agency.

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES

11/29/2016 I started this blog to debate climate science contrarians, I've done my part, they, the intellectual cowards for their part have run off and hide within their hermetically sealed echo chambers, safe to continue broadcasting more stupidity mixed with anger and hostility rather than constructive learning.

Now this horrendous election. Its changed everything and this blog, not sure where it's going, eventually I need to start another one, one less intent on futility reaching out for what ain't there and more focused on presenting a different perspective for its own sake, and to hell with the rest of it, it's too heart breaking.

I see Dec 19th as a key date. If there isn't serious focused engagement of the public in numbers that surprise everyone, well the oligarch will have their way with us.

Americans need to let Trump know from the gitgo, we do not approve of his con job and he better not get too crazy because he's earned zero good faith or honeymoon considerations. We shall see.

{edited 12/11/2014}

I know there are too many typos, what can I say, eyes aren't what they were, I get rushed, and always did have a thing with transposing…{well, I also hated high school "english" classes... bad call that one.}. Doing the best I can with what I got. Embarrassing though it is, it's better than doing nothing. Besides, it's the issues and reasoning that we should be worrying about.

Though I'm in my own little world here, I'm also constantly learning and evolving and do get occasional feedback and when I reread stuff and find errors or omissions or garbage, I fix it. If it's major I'll acknowledge it with an 'edited' note, minor stuff I don't bother.

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I hardly keep track of Anthony's latest antics (besides, with Sou on the job why bother - can't beat her insights). It's just me over here and I have more important things to do with my precious hours - still now that Anthony's luster has been wearing thin he's put his energy into discovering and honing new fresh faces to carry on the public show of the Republican/Libertarian strategic attack on science.

He seems to have transitioned into a ring-leader, perhaps mentor/coach would be better, producer? At least that's how Mr. Steele and his antics of the past year has gotten me to think about it. So in that regard this blog remains about WUWT's brand of thinking and logic and my struggle to understand the anatomy of the fraud they've perpetrated against mankind. {December 2014}

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ok, now some recommended websites:

This blog was started in April 2013 and is written by an actual scientist so it has a refreshingly serious objective air to it, plus he does a good clear job of explaining complex issues.

Tamino, an acknowledged statistical/mathematical expert of the highest order, at Open Mind also does an excellent job of holding Anthony’s feet to the fire with clearly explained facts and math. Check it out:http://tamino.wordpress.com~ ~ ~

And of course, there is the excellent, most up to date internet depository of climate studies and information for the non-expert public.

Then there's RealClimate.org the scientist's commentary site. Run by working climate scientists intended to help the interested public and journalists sort through the complexities of the climatology. They provide "quick response to developing stories and provide the context" that is too often missing from public media's depiction. {But, you better be serious and have some real science education/understanding under your belt if you want to keep up.}

I remember back in da day, good websites/blogs were few and far between. But over the past years that's been changing to the point that it's impossible to keep up with them all. Here's an incomplete, and long overdue addition to my above list: